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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville

Brownsville, Texas · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$16,277
Avg net price
78%
Grad / completion
$31,102
Median earnings

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Brownsville, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 423 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 423 undergradsMidsize cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In 1781, Spanish government officials granted José Salvador de la Garza 59 leagues of land (408 sq mi). He used the land to construct a ranch several miles northwest of the area. During the early 1800s, Brownsville was known to residents as los tejidos (English: "pasturelands"). Brownsville is known for its strong Mexican culture. Charro Days is a two-nation fiesta celebration held in Brownsville in cooperation with Matamoros, Mexico. It is accompanied with El Grito, a joyous shout originating in Mexican culture. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
16 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Brownsville South Padre Island (BRO)

How South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville compares

Graduation rate78%

Higher than 73% · #63 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention85%

Higher than 74%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,102

Higher than 35% · #120 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$16,277

Cheaper than 46% · #111 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$15,917

Lower than 12%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment423

Larger than 60%

Percentiles compare South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

423undergrads
  • Women21651%
  • Men20749%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White22%
  • Black0.7%
  • Hispanic76%
  • Other or multiracial1.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
423
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
59%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$16,310

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$16,277

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
78%
First-year retention
85%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$26,349
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,102
Median debt at graduation
$15,917
Students with federal loans
76%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
78%
Low-income (Pell)
59%
First-generation
46%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$40

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (423 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$15,834
$30–48k
$14,854
$48–75k
$23,015
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$31,102
Typical debt at graduation
$15,917
Debt vs. one year's pay
51%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$28,590
Men
$36,975

Men out-earn women by $8,385 (29%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
50°F
Annual rain
26.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wfo Brownsville, TX US station (5.5 mi from campus).

What South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
121 grads$23k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$17k debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
60 grads$19k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$12k debt
Ground Transportation
24 grads$47k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$8k debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
12 grads$23k 1 yr$27k 5 yr$24k debt
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
0 grads$32k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$13k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.